HIV active in tissues of patients who were treated, study showsUCSF researchers have found in autopsy tissue samples of patients treated with antiretrovirals that the virus evolved and migrated among tissues similar to the way it did in patients who had never received antiretroviral treatment, despite the fact that the treated patients had undetectable levels of virus in their blood.

Ancient proteins shown to control plant growthA UCLA-led international team of life scientists reports the discovery of new mechanisms regulating plant growth that quite possibly provide new insights into how the mammalian biological clock affects human health.

Amazonian frog has its own ant repellentSpecial chemicals covering the skin of a tiny yellow-striped Amazonian frog provide a protective shield that wards off leaf-cutting ants allowing it to live comfortably among them.

Nanoparticle vaccinates mice against dengue feverEvery year, more than 350 million people in over 120 countries contact dengue fever, which can cause symptoms ranging from achy muscles and a skin rash to life-threatening hemorrhagic fever, and researchers have struggled to create effective vaccines against dengue virus.

New compound shows promise in treating multiple human cancersA new compound, discovered jointly by international pharmaceutical company Servier, headquartered in France, and Vernalis (R&D), a company based in the UK, has been shown by researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and Servier to block a protein that is essential for the sustained growth of up to a quarter of all cancers.

'Gene therapy in a box' effective, reports Nature CommunicationsA table-top device that enables medical staff to genetically manipulate a patient's blood to deliver potential new therapies for cancer, HIV and other diseases would eliminate the need for multi-million-dollar 'clean rooms,' making gene therapy more possible for even the poorest of countries.

ALS study reveals role of RNA-binding proteinsAlthough only 10 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases are hereditary, a significant number of them are caused by mutations that affect proteins that bind RNA, a type of genetic material.

Receding glaciers in Bolivia leave communities at riskA new study published in The Cryosphere, an European Geosciences Union journal, has found that Bolivian glaciers shrunk by 43 percent between 1986 and 2014, and will continue to diminish if temperatures in the region continue to increase.

Scientists show how plants turn a 'light switch' on and offIn research published today in Science, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China, and the University of California, Los Angeles, have uncovered the mechanisms through which cryptochrome 2 -- a key photoreceptor that allows plants to respond to blue light -- is switched on and off, allowing plants to remain responsive to light.

Researchers develop new tool to predict early ICU readmission for surgical patientsHealth care providers can identify which patients are likely to be readmitted to the surgical intensive care unit within several days of leaving it by using just seven common variables that almost all critical care patients have measured, according to study results presented at the 2016 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

Scientists build a better cancer drug to pass through blood-brain barrierIn efforts to develop new treatments for brain cancer, scientists from Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery and the Kimmel Cancer Center's Bloomberg -- Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy report they have altered the structure of an experimental drug that seems to enhance its ability to slip through the mostly impermeable blood-brain barrier.

TSRI and Calibr sign strategic affiliation to accelerate the development of new medicinesThe Scripps Research Institute and the California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr) -- two leading non-profit research organizations -- today announced the signing of a strategic affiliation that combines the two organizations into a new biomedical research entity with the tools and know-how to rapidly translate its scientific discoveries into life-saving medicines for the public benefit.

Rat brain atlas provides MR images for stereotaxic surgeryResearchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield have collaborated on creating a comprehensive, interactive rat brain atlas.

Life on the edge is dangerousIntensive farming, sprawling towns, a dense road network -- the modern world leaves less and less space for animals and plants.

Strong, steady forces at work during cell divisionBiologists who study the mechanics of cell division have for years disagreed about how much force is at work when the cell's molecular engines are lining chromosomes up in the cell, preparing to winch copies to opposite poles across a bridge-like structure called the kinetochore to form two new cells.

Researchers find new way to attack gastro bugGriffith University researchers have discovered a potential way to create an antimicrobial drug that would stop one of the world's most prevalent foodborne bugs causing gastroenteritis in humans.

Student-designed Hyperloop pod demonstrates magnetic levitationStudents at the University of Cincinnati are among just 30 teams remaining worldwide who will test their Hyperloop prototype as part of Elon Musk's challenge to design a futuristic tube-based transportation system that will carry passengers at the speed of sound.

Patients weigh in on orthopedic surgeons' pay, reimbursementMost patients don't think an orthopedic surgeon is overpaid but they greatly exaggerate how much a surgeon is reimbursed by Medicare for performing knee surgery, according to a study of patient perceptions by Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

Newark company creates novel device to cut tailpipe emissions and eliminate testing lines4.0 Analytics, a research and development company in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center (EDC), has developed a wireless emissions compliance and reporting technology for cars and trucks that alerts automobile owners in real time -- on their own smart phone devices or computers -- to engine and emission-system malfunctions that can lead to excessive tailpipe releases and poor performance.

Texas must reduce nonmedical exemptions to vaccinationsAs one of the states with the least restrictive vaccine exemption laws in the country, Texas should make the process of obtaining nonmedical exemptions more rigorous to avoid the public health risks and costs associated with preventable diseases, according to a new brief by science policy experts at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Colorado River Delta flows help birds, plants, groundwaterTwo growing seasons after the engineered spring flood of the Colorado River Delta in 2014, the delta's birds, plants and groundwater continue to benefit, according to the latest monitoring report prepared for the International Boundary and Water Commission by a binational University of Arizona-led team.

International team unveils first atomic-level image of the human 'marijuana receptor'In a discovery that advances the understanding of how marijuana works in the human body, an international group of scientists, including those from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), have for the first time created a three-dimensional atomic-level image of the molecular structure activated by tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active chemical in marijuana.

Smashing metallic cubes toughens them upRice University scientists smash silver micro-cubes at near supersonic speeds to see how deforming their crystalline structures can make them both stronger and tougher.

Teachers and students pair up to widen the STEM pipelineNYU Tandon is issuing a call for NYC high schools to join a novel summer program that will bring together teams of teachers and their students who will learn robotics then take their knowledge back to their schools to establish elective courses in the STEM subjects.

Disturbance wantedSome anticancer agents intend to disturb the function of the p97 protein complex, which is essential for survival of cancer cells.

Trejo-Pech awarded best paper in academic research by FEAA paper coauthored by Carlos Trejo-Pech, assistant professor of agribusiness finance in the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, has received the 2016 Best Paper Award in academic research from the Financial Education Association (FEA).

Ultrastructure of a condensed chromosome-like structure in a cyanobacteriumResearchers have discovered that the photosynthetic cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongates PCC 7942 shows eukaryotic condensed chromosome-like DNA compaction prior to cell division if cultivated under rigorous light/dark cycles and have successfully visualized the ultrastructure of the compacted DNA by means of high-voltage cryo-electron tomography.

To prescribe or not to prescribe?Doctors are more likely to prescribe growth hormones for a child who does not meet federal guidelines for the therapy if the child's family requests it or if the physician believes in its intangible benefits, such as the patient's emotional well-being, new research finds.

From ancient fossils to future carsResearchers at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering have developed an inexpensive, energy-efficient way to create silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries from the fossilized remains of single-celled algae called diatoms.

Positive clinical trial results on gene transfer to treat macular degenerationThe long-term safety of gene transfer to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NVAMD), and the production of two therapeutic proteins encoded by those genes for at least 2.5 years in the eyes of patients with advanced NVAMD are demonstrated in the results of a clinical trial published in Human Gene Therapy.

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